Handley Library Faces Fund Shortfall for Books
The Handley Library reports rising book costs and stagnant endowment require more income to meet growing demand. Librarian C Vernon Eddy notes 16 to 20 applicants wait months for titles, only 419 new books bought despite rising prices and wear.
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Handley Library
Handley Board of Trustees
Eddy
Winchester
Hst
Harry D. Albin
L. Marshall Baker
Sophie E. Baker
W. A. Baker
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Alexander Barrie
American Society For Control of
Concert
Ira S. Capper
Century Club
Chamber of Commerce
Col
Bryan Conrad
D. B. Conrad
Daniel B. Conrad
Robert Y. Conrad
Fisher Body Corporation
Miles Dean
Olivia Dellinger
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Edwin Emerson
West Virginia Legislature debates lieutenant governor move
In Charleston on January 29 the West Virginia Legislature debated creating a lieutenant governor office. A joint resolution to submit the amendment to voters failed in the Senate with 17 for and 6 against amid absences. Other bills moved through committees, including public service salary raises and education funding measures.
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Associated’ Press
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Senate
R. M. Hiner
Pendleton
Hugus
Ohio
Hallahan
Kanawha
Smith
Marion
Public Service Commission
House Judiciary Committee
House
West
State
House Committee On Education
Long
Harrison
Lakin
Seven Per Cent General Mortgage Bonds Offered
George Washington Hotel offers seven per cent general mortgage bonds worth one hundred thousand dollars to replace eight per cent bonds. Earnings and added capacity will cover interest on first and seven per cent bonds, with Virginia five mill tax refunded. Bonds secured by trust deed on hotel property second only to first mortgage lien. Inquiries to Cooper Hardy Haldeman at Winchester Virginia.
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George Washington
Virginia
Apt
Lewis F. Cooper
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
J. S. Haldeman
Wm. G. Hardy
George Washington Hotel Corporation Committee
Dodge Brothers New Six on Display at Our Sales Room
Dodge Brothers new six will be on display at our sales room Tuesday January 29. J Howard Cather & Co. handles the exhibition and sales coordination for the event.
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Dodge Brothers
NEW Six
J. Howard Cather & CO
Classy Dogs to Compete in Virginia Field Trials
The Rappahannock Amateur Field Trials Association hosts a Winchester meet starting February 4 as a Virginia preliminary for the Luna Field Trials in Petersburg on February 11. Four Virginia dogs will qualify for the national event, with jurists Ford J. Yong and Matthew Trimble Jr. presiding.
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Fredericksburg
Rappahannock Amateur Field Trials Association
Ths City
Winchester
Virginia
Ford J. Yong
Washington
Matthew Trimble, Jr
Kensington
Luna Field Trials Association of America
Rappahannock Amateur Field Trial Association
Virginia Amateur Field Trials Association
Richmond
Petersburg
Page Valley Amateur Field Trials Association
Luray
Shenandoah
Southwest Field Trials Association
Roanoke
E. R. Colbert
J. W.dorsey Cooke
Potomac Beach
C. B. Stickley
Vaucluse
E. M. Curtis
W. Marshall King
United States
T. Benton King
T. P. Baldwin
Baldwin
Rappahannock Amateur Association
Couple Face a Serious Morality Charge
Elwood Emmons and Miss Pitcock were jailed last evening on a morality charge to be heard tomorrow in police court. Emmons, a married man separated from his wife, had been ordered by the Domestic Relations Court to pay support but stopped after one month. The warrant was issued by Miss Pitcock’s father B B Pitcock after he learned his daughter and Emmons were living together.
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Elwood Emmons
Miss Pitcock
Emmons
B. B. Pitcock
Emmovtie
Fine Limestone Land for Sale in Stephens City Va
About 80 acres along Middle Road off the western end of the David Miller farm near Stephens City Virginia. Listed by E. W. Gordon, Administrator, with sale details dated January 28. Auction and property terms to be announced.
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David Miller
Middle Road
Stephens City
E. W. Gordon
Admr
Baltimore businessman Aaron dipe Prince dies suddenly at home
Benjamin F. Prince of Winchester, long a Baltimore resident, died suddenly at his No. 15 Appleton Street home between 8 and 9 PM. He was about 53, married Stella Oyler, and survived by his widow, mother, and two brothers. Funeral plans were set for Winchester with services at 3 PM Friday and interment in Mount Hebron. He had worked with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Benjamin F. Prince
Winchester
Baltimore
Appleton Street
Mr. Prince
Oyter
Prince
Stella Oyler
George W. Oyler
Thomas E. Kremer
John H. Snyder
Snyder
Margaret Snyder
Kremer
South
Cameron Street
Mount Hebron
Thomas C. Prince
Shenandoah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Captain Prince
Joseph
Edward Prince
Moonetee
Biltmere and Ohio Railroad Company
Ogden Mills Dies Here at Age 72
Ogden Mills financier and arts patron died at his East Sixty-ninth Street home of pneumonia. He was born in Sacramento, California, seventy-two years ago. Ogden L Mills, under secretary of the treasury, is his son.
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Associated Press
New York
aJn
Ogden Mills
East Sixty-ninth Street
Sacramento
Calif
Ogden L. Mills
the Treasury
Winchester Bears Defeat Strasburg Duckpin Team by 176 Pins
Kerns Duckpin Club of Winchester turned the tables on Coner Duckpin Club of Strasburg Va by 176 pins at Kern bowling alleys last night. The Reed tied series evened the rivalry after Conner edged Winchester in Strasburg last week. A large crowd from both towns supported their teams and Christina W Cook Randolph Macon Woman's College student visited family on the Valley Pike while her father Charles H Cook recovers from influenza.
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Kerns Duckpin Club
Winchester
Coner Duckpin Club
Strasburg
Kern
Conner
Christina W. Cook
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
Charles H. Cook
Valley Pike
Mr. Cook
Virginia Masons plan Randolph monument in Clarke County
Richmond Va Jan 29 Erection of a monument over Edmund Randolph’s grave in Old Chapel Cemetery Clarke county is planned by Richmond Randolph Lodge No 19 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons A committee John B Welsh M J DeWitt Allan B Clarke will direct the movement and lodges statewide may join Plans will be submitted to the Grand Lodge of Virginia at its February 12 meeting Randolph was Virginia’s grandmaster when the lodge was chartered in 1787 and served as governor and patriot in early U.S. history.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Edmund Randolph
Old Chapel
Clarke County
Virginia
Richmond Randolph Lodge
John B. Welsh
M. J. DeWitt
Allan B. Clarke
Grand Lodge of
Randolph Lodge
Williamsburg
William and Mary
Commonwealth
Randolph
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Rev Mr Bush's Mother Dies in Jefferson County
News of the death of Mrs. Fannie Bush widow of George Bush at her home in Charles Town West Virginia arises. She was advanced in years and died after a long illness from complications. Survivors include Rev C C Bush formerly of the city now pastor at Shenandoah Junction West Virginia. Funeral services will be held in Charles Town at 4 o clock Thursday afternoon.
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Ward
Fannie Bush
George Bush
Charles Town
W. Va
Bush
Stroke Fatal for Frank Yonley in Little Rock
Mrs. Henry R. Bryarly learned of the death of her uncle Frank Thomas Yonley at his Little Rock home last Sunday morning due to paralysis. Yonley, a cotton planter and merchant, was a son of Capt. Samuel Yonley and Maria Rogers Yonley, and a brother to the late Mrs. Heironimus and Mrs. Barnes. He was the last of his immediate family.
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Henry R. Bryarly
Chevy Chase
Frank Thomas Yonley
Little Rock
Ark
Yonley
Samuel Yonley
Maria Rogers Yonley
Jacob B. Heironimus
Baltimore
James Kent Barnes
New York City
F. Thomas Yonley
Arkansas Supreme Court
Mr. Yonley
Bryarly
Dog taxes due by January first to avoid fine
City Treasurer William T. Barr informs dog owners that taxes are due by January 1 to avoid penalties. A sale at Moling & Cather's begins Friday, offering notable values.
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Moling & Cather’s
Moling & Cathers
Rina
Wanted energetic solicitor for subscriptions in Winchester area
Wanted energetic man or woman to solicit subscriptions in Winchester and Frederick and adjoining Virginia and West Virginia counties for an old established metropolitan daily newspaper. Democratic in politics liberal lines to solicitor who can land business. Address P O Box 217 Winchester Va.
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Winchester
Frederick
Virginia
West Virginia
P. O
Equitable Rate Dispute Aims At Fruit Shipments
Virginia West Virginia and Maryland peach and apple growers press an Interstate Commerce Commission challenge in Washington to curb alleged discriminatory freight rates. The filing targets shifts favoring New York Mohawk Valley shipments and advantaging closer Virginia routes, with WVU Horticultural Society and state agencies assisting in hearings.
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Virginia
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Horticultural Society
Inwood
West Virginia
Maryland
New York
Far Western
Chester
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Mississippi
Winchester
Louisville
Rochester
Virginianciety
West Virginia Fruit Growery, Inc
Coleenacneee Whitlock
State
Shepherd College Girls' Basketball Triumph Over Sherd College
The Shepherd College Girls' Athletic Association defeated Sherd College 12 to 7 at Handley High School gym in a hard fought contest. The team travels to Hagerstown tomorrow for a clash with the town’s girls team, then hosts a prominent Chambersburg, Pa. squad Saturday night at 7 30 p.m. at Handley.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Laseles
Sherd College
Shepherdstown
W. Ve
Handley High School
Hagerstown
Handley Court
Chambersburg
Spanish Soldiers Joined By Civilians In Revolt Activity
Premier Primo de Rivera announced another rebellion in Spain had been frustrated. Advices from Hendaye indicate revolutionary activity across the southeast coast with soldiers and civilians involved. main cities likely including Barcelona Valencia Cartagena and Malaga affected. Madrid also reported some unrest.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Spain
Hendaye
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Valencia
Caragena
Malaga
OVOICES & COURTEOUS SERVICE ON PhOOs WENCHESTER STEAM LAUNDRY
Readable fragments describe a Worcester steam laundry offering courteous service and presumably attentive workers. The item highlights practical care, efficiency, and customer satisfaction at a local laundry facility.
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Phoos Wenchester Steam Laundry
Hoover and Smith Spend 25 Minutes Together in Miami
President-elect Hoover and Alfred E. Smith met 25 minutes at the Hoover estate on Belle Isle Miami Beach to reminisce about the campaign. Smith led the way to the sun parlor accompanied by allies while Hoover greeted guests and appeared well in a blue serge coat.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fie
Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Belle Isle
Democratic Standard
Miami
Biltmore Hstel
Coral Gables
Smith
John J. Rasecob
Oats National Committee
Kiam
Kenney
Sun Parlor
Lawrence Richey
Viestorsa
Stage Show At Colonial Draws Much Applause
A Dreame of Dixieland produced by Wm. F. Aldrich wowed crowds at the Colonial Theatre this week. Murray the ventriloquist and Edgar Bixley drew high praise for comedy and portrayal. Show runs daily with a matinee and two evening performances plus a picture program. Tonight features a Charleston contest with prizes for winners.
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Wm. F. Aldrich
Coral Theatre
Murray
Edgar Bixley
Darkey
Addib
Besdis Love
Sally
Phyliss Haver
Charleston
Beveryone
Colonial Theatre-at
Pein Thers
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership in Baltimore Auto Repair
Charles K. Berry declares the end of his connection with William A. Norton in the Automobile Repair Business at 49 Cameron Street Baltimore and directs creditors to seek settlement with Mr. Norton. He asks the public to continue patronage of the business.
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Baltimore
William A. Norton
Cameron Street
Mr. Norton
Charles K. Berry
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